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Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, ATT, GSM, EDGE

Kudos, SE — you’ve had our minds fixed on this elusive Cyber-shot candybar of yours for a solid half-month. We’ve at this time learned that the handset formerly known as Kate may actually be revealed as the Filippa, but we wouldn’t be shocked to hear it referred to as the Kyliowooka next week. According to new images over at SEMC Blog, this in this place handset will indeed boast a 5-megapixel AF camera, video out, a 2.2-inch QVGA display, M2 card slot, 140MB of built-in memory and the ability to capture QVGA video. You’ll also find a Xenon flash, face detection / smile shutter, HSUPA, an active lens cover and YouTube support. at this time, if only we knew how legitimate all of this was…

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Samsung was content with teasing us all weekend long, but it has finally seen fit to officially reveal its next 8-megapixel handset, the Pixon. Boasting a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 13.8-millimeter thin design and an inbuilt camera with Auto Focus, face detection and geotagging, the handset clearly emphasizes the importance of taking a few photos each and everyday. Sammy has confessed that the currently unpriced mobile will start shipping in around a fortnight for those in France, while most other European / Asian countries will see it shortly. Concerning North America? Take a wild guess.

[Via PhoneScoop]

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Right, so we were already pretty sure that Pixon we were eying earlier wasn’t a KIRF of some sort, but just in case you still had your doubts, Samsung has stepped in to wash them away. The 8-megapixel Pixon is for real, as evidenced by a teaser site with an absurdly long URL name. Concerning confirmed specs, we’re looking at a 3.2-inch touch panel, 13.8-millimeter thin enclosure, 8MP camera (with Auto Focus, twin LED flash, face detection, and shake reduction), a built-in accelerometer and 7.2Mbps HSDPA. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the linked site is plan to spill any other details until October 2nd, but you can still kill some serious time there just rolling your cursor on and off the lens.

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